Quick Guide to e-Citations
All sources of information that you use
in your research must be cited,
including information found on the Web.
This quick guide to citing electronic
resources is based on the MLA style, and
gives examples of the most common types
of electronic citations for
bibliographies. If you have a more
complex citation or a type of
publication not on this list, or if you
need to use a specific style other than
the MLA, consult the Style Guides web
page for specific examples, or ask at
the Reference Desk.
One general tip: It's a good idea to collect the
pieces of information you need for your citations while you're
doing your research, not afterward when you're trying to write up your
bibliography.
Full-text article from an electronic indexing database
- Format : Author. "Article title." Journal Title
Volume (Date): Pages. Database. Vendor. Date of access. <URL
for database.>
- Example: Lehrer, Eli. "Cities Combat Violent Crime." Insight
on the News 15 (July 19, 1999): 14. Expanded Academic Index
ASAP. Gale Group. October, 5, 1999. http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/iastu_main
Article from an electronic reference database
- Format: "Title of article." Title of Source. Version
or Edition. Date of Update. Publisher. Date of Access. URL.
- Example: "Civil Rights Movement." Encyclopedia
Britannica Online. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. October 5,1999
http://search.eb.com/bol/topic?eu=84948&sctn=1
Full-Text Report or Book from an electronic database
- Format: Title. Author. Date. Name of
database. Date of Access. URL.
- Example: Annual Report on School Safety, 1998. U.S. Department
of Education. October 1998. Congressional Information Service, Inc. American
Statistics Index. October 6,1999. http://web.lexis-nexis.com/statuniv/
Professional Site
- Format: Page Title. Author. Date of Last Update.
Sponsor. Date of Access. URL.
- Example: Institute for Information Literacy.
Mary Jane Petrowski. August 3, 2000. Association of
College & Research Libraries (ACRL). October 15, 2000.
http://www.ala.org/acrl/nili/nilihp.html
The Library also has copies of style manuals both at the Reference
Desk and in the Reference Collection, and many style manuals are available on
the web.
Original Feb. 2000; Updated & edited, Oct. 2000
